Damara-Nama
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Damara-Nama is a Khoisan language variety spoken primarily by the Damara people of Namibia, closely related to the Nama language and characterized by its use of click consonants.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damara/Nama | 1 |
| Nama-Damara | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoisan language variety
ⓘ
click language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Nama language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damara NERFINISHED ⓘ Khoekhoegowab variety ⓘ |
| hasClickType |
alveolar clicks
ⓘ
dental clicks ⓘ lateral clicks ⓘ palatal clicks ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
cultural and ritual practices of Damara people
ⓘ
daily communication in Damara communities ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Damara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Khoisan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
subject–verb–object order ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
click consonants
ⓘ
tonal contrasts ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Namibia ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | Nama language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenAsFirstLanguageBy | Damara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenAsSecondLanguageIn | Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
oral tradition of Damara people
ⓘ
storytelling among Damara communities ⓘ traditional songs of Damara people ⓘ |
| region |
central Namibia
ⓘ
northwestern Namibia ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyBy | Damara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Khoe languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nama-Damara
this entity surface form:
Damara/Nama